What is the ‘9/11 cancer’?

The James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act, passed in 2011, ensures the health program operates until 2090. It provides free healthcare, monitoring, and funding for research that continues to reveal how the attack impacts the health of thousands of people. ‘This was not just an immediate collective trauma. It is also a silent tragedy that lingers in the bodies of those who survived or came to help,’ states Stefani. Other numbers from the WTC Health Program indicate that 41 thousand people were diagnosed with chronic rhinosinusitis, 38 thousand have gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), 22.5 thousand live with asthma, and 17 thousand have been diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).